VOV.VN - Storm activity in the East Sea in 2026 is forecast to be no higher than the multi-year average, but forecasters warn of a higher risk of stronger storms and more extreme rainfall as ENSO (El Niño-Southern Oscillation) shifts phase, with weather becoming more unpredictable and disaster risks increasing.

VOV.VN - In January and February 2025, cold air could be particularly strong in Vietnam, leading to significant cold and even severe cold spells, says the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting.

La Nina, with a greater possibility of occurring in the remaining months of this year, may cause the risk of heavy rains, storms and floods, especially in the central region, according to Head of the Weather Forecast Department under the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting (NCHF) Nguyen Van Huong.

VOV.VN - Vietnam will brace itself for a complicated stormy season ahead as El Nino has ended its cycle and La Nina is coming soon, warned national meteorologists.

VOV.VN - Between seven and nine tropical storms/tropical depressions are expected to form in the East Sea from now till the end of 2024, of which three to four will slam into Vietnam’s mainland, mainly from September to November, according to the National Centre for Hydrometeorological Forecasting.

VOV.VN - El Nino is gradually weakening and is anticipated to change to La Nina in the last months of the year, causing heavy rain in the central region, a scenario similar to the historic flooding that led to catastrophic consequences throughout central localities in 2020, warned meteorologists.

VOV.VN - El Nino is set to return in late May or early June, with the weather pattern likely to last till early 2024, according to the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting of Vietnam.

VOV.VN - Hot waves this year are forecast to become more intense and more severe than last year, according to the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting (NCHMF).